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Ali Ardalan
Born 1985 in Tehran, Iran
Education
2020-2022 MFA, HDK-Valand Academy of art and design, Gothenburg, Sweden.
2008-2010 MA, Aesthetic (Philosophy of art), Tehran University, Iran.
Courses
2019 Way of seeing, Konstfack, Sweden.
2015 Idea of history , Söderntörn University.
2014 History of art, Stockholm University, Sweden.
Scholarship and award
A one-year scholarship, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee.2019 (Konstnärsnämnden).
Winner of “INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ART COMPETITION FOR ART STUDENTS”,
Turku UAS art academy, Finland.
KUNO grant, 2021, (KUNO is Nordplus network comprising 18 Nordic-Baltic fine art
academies, aiming to become an art university without walls)
Adlerbertska stipendium.2021
Exhibitions and Projects
2022
Material Glitch, Göteborg Konsthallen, curator Liv Stoltz, Daniel Jewesbury.
2021
Frame, Gallery ROTOR HDK-Valand academy of art and design, GIBCA EXTENTED, (in
relation to Gothenburg International Biennial for Contemporary Art 2021, the ghost, ship and
the sea change)
“IT MUST BE MY DREAM”, KUNO EXPO, Hosted by the Estonian Academy of Arts
(EKA)Tallinn.
"INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ART COMPETITION FOR ART STUDENTS, Turku
University of Applied Sciences, Finland.
Gallery 54, Gothenburg, Sweden.
2020
Absence, Street Gallery, Gothenburg university.
2019
"Huset kropp" , Cooperation with region Uppsala, Kultur och bildning and
Uppsalakonstnärsklubb in related to Project "Konst tar plats" , Sweden.
Elimination, Uppsala mission Church , Sweden.
2018
"HUB 2" Konstnärhuset , Stockholm, Sweden.
Enköpings konsthall.
"Return" Kulturhuset, Östhammar kommun, Sweden,
“Lens and inspiration”, photo exhibition Å huset, Uppsala,Sweden.
Solo-exhibition at Akademiska sjukhuset, konstförening, Uppsala, Sweden.
2017
“Chaotic harmony”, Screening of work at Saatchi gallery, London, England.
“No place for dreams”, solo exhibition, Å huset, Uppsala konstnärsklubb.
“Revolve performance art Days“at Uppsala konstmuseum. In related to Essi Kausalainens
work Lovers. With Anna Haglund and Girilal Baars.
"Exist" was a project aimed at unaccompanied children. The project was about the image and
story , it was financed by kultur och bildning, region Uppsala,
2016
“Speechless”, Konstkubben, Mehedeby arranged by Uppsala Kommun, Kro and
Studiefrämjandet.
“No place for dreams”, Solo-exhibition, Å huset, Uppsala, Sweden.
2015
Konstvandring(konstsafari), Börstil församlingshem, Östhammar,Sweden.
2014
“Identity” Solo exihibition, Kulturhuset, CuLTUREN, Västerås.
2013
Liljevalchs Vårsalongen, Stockholm, Sweden.
2012
Uppländsk Salong på Uppsala konstmuseum.
Vintersalong, Väsby Konsthall, Sweden.
2011
Solo-exhibition, Östhammar library, Sweden.
Panels and text
2022
Panel discussion “ Strategies of resistance” in relation to Gothenburg filmfestival.
Freedom of speech in related to art, with Arne Ruth, Niels Hebert and Narek Aghajanian.
2016,
Publication and text on Sirous Namazi’s work Pavilion, GALERIE NORDENHAKE.
“Staged photography” arranged by Konsten att delta and Icorn(Internatinal cities of refugee
network) with Sahar Burhan at Uppsala Stadsbibliotek.
Artistic conversation in healthcare arranged by Uppsala Kummon at Akademiska sjukhuset.
Diaspora, Conversion with Haideh Daragahi about Iranian artist in exile, Mission church,
2016.
Didactic and workshops
Paintings course at Ungdomshuset arranged by Studieförbundet Bilda.
Workshops In related to Konsttklubben project, arranged by Kro, Uppsala kultur och
bildning and Tierp kommun.
Press & Publications
Works "Guarantee" and "Without horizon" published at FackFulness Art Magazaine, Poland
2019.
Work "The Not, The Absent, The Disappeared" published at magazine Art and Architecture,
Teheran, Iran 2018.
Grönslösa drömvärldar, Cristina Karlstam, UNT 2017.
Nya konstnärer utökar klubben , Interview with Lotta Fritihof , UNT 2017
Uppsalakonstnärklubb martrikel, 2017.
Vårsalomg med extra allt , Niels Hebert, Omkonst, 2013.
Membership
Member of the Swedish artist's organization, and the Association of Swedish Craftsmen and
Industrial Designer.